Dispensing-pump



C. HUGHEL.

DISPENSING PUMP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5, 1-919.

Patented May 11, 1920.

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CLARENCE HUGHEII, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

DISPENSING-PUMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1920.

Application filed September 5, 1919. Serial No. 321,902.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE HUGHEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Dispensing-Pump, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to a portable pump that is designed to be used for pumping liquid substances from vessels or containers in which the substances may have been shipped, the invention having reference more particularly to a pump that is designed to be adjustably secured to a can or container and which is adapted for pumping liquid from the can in small quantities as may be required in retailing businesses.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved dispensing pump which shall be so constructed as to be adapted to different sizes of cans or containers and to be firmly secured thereto in such position as to permit all the liquid to be pumped from the container.

Anotherobject is to provide a dispensing pump which shall be of such construction as to be ready at all timesfor operation,

which shall be adapted to exclude dust from the liquid in the can and also be adapted to prevent dripping from thepump after use.

A further object is to provide an 1mproved dispensing pump which shall be of simple construction so that it may be readily cleansed and which may be quickly secured in a can and readily removed to another can, and which shall be durable and economical in use. 7

With the above-mentioned and other objects in view, the invention consists in a pump provided with means for anchoring it to variously shaped containers and adjustably with respect to the top of the container; and, the invention consists further in the parts and combinations and arrangements of parts as hereinafter particularly described and further defined in the accompanying claims.

Referring to the drawings,Figure 1 is an elevation of a shipping can and the dispensing pump secured in the can, portions being broken away to disclose internal portions; Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of the base of the pump; Fig. 3 is a bottom plan'of the pump base; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional elevation showing the preferred arrangement of parts of the pump when not in use; Fig. 5 is an inverted plan of one of the anchor lugs comprised in the pump base; and, Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevation of a flat top container and the pump connected thereto.

Similar reference characters in the different figures of the drawings'indicate corresponding or like parts or features of construction herein referred to in detail.

In illustration of the functions of the dispensing pump a tin can is shown which comprises a bottom 1, a side wall 2 and a conical top 3 having a neck 4; and in Fig. 6 a somewhat similar can is shown which has a flat top 5. In such cans or in jugs various oils and other liquids are sold in wholesale quantities to druggists and other retailers, and in common practice the contents of the containers must either be inconveniently and some times awkwardly poured out in small quantities when sold; or, small dispensing bottles which occupy considerable shelf space are supplied from time to. time with liquid from the shipping cans or containers. The disadvantages of such practices are avoided by the use of the dispensing pump, one of which may be provided for each kind of liquid to be dispensed.

In practically carrying out the objects of the invention a pump base is provided which comprises a bottom 6, a side wall 7 and a top 8, the bottom preferably being flat and adapted to rest upon and close the neck 4 of a can, or to rest upon a fiat top 5 in which there may be a filling hole or in which an aperture may be made through which to insert the pump barrel. The top 8 of the base has an annular neck 9 whichpreferably has a lower extension 10, and the bottom 6 has an aperture 11 through which the pump barrel may be freely moved. The upper portion of the neck v9 has vertical slots 12 so as to permit the neck to be slightly contracted diametrically by means barrel. The lower portion of the barrel is provided with a suitable valve cage 16 in which is a foot valve 17, and the barrel is provided also with short legs 18 to rest onthe bottom 1 of the container and permit liquid to flow to the foot valve. The upper portion of the barrel is provided with a head 19 having a packing box 20 on the top thereof. The side of the head is provided .with a boss 21 having a packing box 22, and

a spout having a straight portion 23 is c0nnected rotatably to the boss and extends through the packing box 22, the spout havrangement of the spout permits it to be turned after use'so that its outlet end shall extend upwardly and prevent dripping therefrom.

A pump rod 25 is movably arranged in the barrel and extends through the packing box 20, and the inner end of the rod has a bucket 26 thereon provided with a valve 27, to enable the pump rod to draw liquid upward into the pump barrel and to operate in a ,wcll'known manner. The upper portion of the pump rod is provided with a suitable handle which preferably is a side handle bar 28 corresponding in length to the spout 29 adapted to be inserted in the outlet end of the upturned spout.

F or the purpose of securing the pump base tothe container or vessel two pivot rods 30 and 31 are provided and connected to' the side wall 7 of the base relatively near to the bottom 6, and a pair of anchor lugs 32 and 33 are provided which are of novel form and arrangement. One anchor lug has a rearward extension or arm 34 and also a lateral arm 35 that are connected with the pivot rod 30, the opposite lug 33 having similar arms 36 and 37 that are connected with the pivot rod 31. The lugs are of suitable length to permit them to swing on the pivots to the outside of the pump barrel, and they have curved hook portions or crooks 38 and 39 respectively that are .curvedlaterally so as to be adapted to exof the lugs. Within the base the lugs are provided respectively with pivots 44 and 45 that are spaced a suitable distance from the pivots of the lugs, and operating screws or controlling rods 46 and 47 are connected to the pivots respectively and extend through lower end of the barrel at tance .from the base.

the bosses 48 and 49 which are provided on the side wall 7, and the outer portions of the adjusting or operating screws are provided with nuts 50 and 51 respectively that operate in connection with the bosses.

In practical use the pump base may be secured to the can or container, after which the pump barrel may be inserted through the base and secured thereto by the clampin nut 13; but for convenience the pump barre is kept in connection with the base and is readily adjustable therein to conform to diiferent sizes of cans which may differ in height, it being usually desired to adjust the pump barrel so that it shall extend to the bottom of the container; The pump rod may be operated eitherrapidly or slowly, and if slowly operated a small bottle or vial may be readily filled or partially filled directly from the pump spout without wastage. After having used the pump thespout maybe turned over and the stopper portion 29 of the pump handle may be entered into the spout, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the pump rod, if not held. tightly by the packing. box, cannot descend by gravity and cause liquid to drip from the spout, while dust is prevented from entering the spout. The turning of the nuts 50 and 51 in one direction causes the movement of the operating rods or screws so that the anchor lugs are caused to swing on their pivots until the beaks are forcibly brought into engagement withthe inner side of the top of the container whereby the base is firmly secured in position. Turning of the nuts in the opposite direc tion causes the anchor lugs to be released and swing down beside the pump barrel so that they with the barrel may be readily withdrawn from the container.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A dispensing pump including a base, a pump secured to the base, two anchor lugs pivoted in the base to swing to or away from the pump, the lugs having each a crook thereon that is curved laterally about the pump, and means to control the anchor lugs.

2. A dispensing pump including a base provided with adjustable anchor der'ices to engage the inside of a container for securing the base to theoutside of the container, the base having a central aperture, a pump extending through the aperture, and means cooperating with the base to secure the pump in the aperture.

3. A dispensing pump including a pump barrel, a base having a bottom for support,

the base receiving the pump barrel, anchor lugs adjustably mounted in the base and projecting through the bottomof the base, and means cooperating with the base tosecure the pump barrel to the base with the a graduated dis- 4. A dispensing pump including a base having a bottom to cover an aperture in a container top, the upper portion of the base being provided with a clamp, anchor devices adjustably mounted in the base and extending through the bottom thereof to engage the inside of the container top, and a pump extending through the base and engaged by the clamp thereof.

5. In a dispensing pump, the combination of a base provided in the lower portion thereof with adjustable anchor devices to secure the base in place on a container, and a pump having a barrel vertically secured to the baseand adjustable to position the lower end of the barrel at the bottom of the container.

6. In a dispensing pump, the combination of a hollow base having a neck on the top thereof, the upper portion of the neck having vertical slots therein, the lower portion of the neck having an extension projecting into the hollow base, a clamping nut adj ustable on the upper portion of the neck, and anchor devices connected with the inside of the base and extending through the lower portion thereof, with a pump barrel extending through said neck to be adjustably secured thereto by means of said nut.

7. In a dispensing pump, the combination with a hollow base, and a pump barrel extending through and secured to the base, of a pair of anchor lugs pivotally connected with the inside of the base and extending beyond the lower portion of the base, each lug having a hook that is curved laterally to extend partially about the pump barrel and toward the other lug of the pair, each hook having a beak projected generally toward the lower portion of the hollow base,

wall, each of said rods having an adjusting.

nut thereon outside said wall, with a pump extending through said neck and said aperture and secured to the neck.

9. In a dispensing pump, the combination with a base, of a pump comprising a barrel vertically secured to the base and having a head on the top thereof, the head having a packing box on the top and a boss on the side thereof, a foot-valve in the lower end of the barrel, a spout rotatively arranged in said boss and having a curved discharge portion to be projected either downward or upward on rotation of the spout, a pump rod extending through said packing box and having a lateral handle thereon provided with a stopper portion extending -parallel to said rod and adapted to be entered into v the discharge end of said spout when the latter is turned upward, and a pump bucket on the inner end of said rod.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE HUGHEL.

Witnesses E. T. SILvIUs, F. M. ROEDER. 

